School Supplies

Head Teacher, Joseph, (left) and 4th grade teacher, Victor Chisala, admiring new calendars

Thanks to a Women’s Retreat in California, the classrooms now have colorful new teaching aids.  Sturdy vinyl calendar charts with pockets that have places to insert cards showing the correct month and day of the year.  These are not just any calendars, however, they are colorfully decorated by hand and culturally appropriate with special cards showing local holidays.  The women also braided colorful handles and attached them to alphabet cards to help the little ones learn their letters.  Now that we have four separate classrooms, age-appropriate teaching aids can be left on permanent display in the rooms.  These little touches make the classrooms look interesting and inviting – important ingredients in successful teaching.